BREADS.... Lefsa Class...

[Tim Horton]

The other day I went to the ..Lefsa Class.. at the local senior center..

It was put on by the retired nurse that also does senior foot care.. Of course I ask if she washed her hands first ?? Got a punch on the shoulder for that wise crack..

I took a jar of Ikea store Lingonberry jam to share.. Was fun as I had not had lefsa for quite a number of years now.. It is easy to make, but kind of time consuming, and finicky in how delicate it is to roll and handle before it is baked.. My skills were quite a bit too rough to start out.. I was eventually successful in making a plate full.. Kind of brought back memories as a kid when at grandpa Gilbert and grandma Hattie place..

Got to try several homemade fruit jams and jellies, homemade butter, apple butter and cinnamon sugar sprinkle.. Of course there was a big pot of .... Swedish Diesel Fuel... (strong coffee) to go with all this..

History of Lefsa supposedly came about during the WW1 era as a way to stretch ingredients.. I can't help but think we all are going to have to learn a few techniques like this to ..stretch.. resources as the world seems more unsettled.. Enjoy

Summerfest Lefsa
10lb russet potatoes
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup butter
2 Table spoons salt
6 cup flour

Peel, cook, run potatoes through a ricer
Add butter, cream, salt, mix well.. Refrigerate overnight in a covered bowl..
Mix in flour and roll into balls a bit bigger than an ice cream scoop size..
CAREFULLY Roll thin and fry on a lefsa grill..

Makes about 75 rounds about 8" diameter..

 

[Weedygarden]

Daughter grew up with making lefse with her grandma when she went to North Dakota at Christmas time. We can buy it in some stores. Since we found out that daughter has celiac, no need to even look for it.

A number of years ago I bought her a lefse iron and all the gear to make lefse. Of course she makes hers gluten free.

I also found a krumkake iron for her at a church rummage sale. Later I found another krumkake iron at a thrift store in Tucson.

 

[Pearl]

What a great senior center class!!

 

[Cabin Fever]

We go to a winter festival in Knife River, MN called "Julebyen." One of the vendors serves, "Nordic fish tacos." It's a deep-fried herring filet, smeared with lingonberry tarter sauce, and wrapped in lefse. It's delicious.
Julebyen Christmas Village